weasel. (vertebrate zoology). The common name for at least 12 species of small, slim carnivores which belong to the family Mustelidae and which have a reddish-brown coat with whitish underparts; species in the northern regions have white fur during the winter and are called ermine.
Call your doctor if there's no improvement after taking antibiotics for 48 hours. Children taking an antibiotic who feel well and don't have a fever often can return to school or child care when they're no longer contagious â usually 24 hours after beginning treatment. But be sure to finish all the medicine.
Most people with strep throat are contagious until they have been on antibiotics for 24-48 hours. You should stay home from school, daycare or work until you have been on medications for at least 24 hours. Get a new toothbrush after you are no longer contagious, but before finishing your antibiotics.